Price-indicator.



J. A. LETHERT.

PRICE INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED MAYM. 1915.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

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JOHN A. LETHERT, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

PRICE-INDICATOR.

Application filed May 14, 1915.

To all who/rt it may concern.

Be it known that l, Jonn A. Lntrnnn'r, a cltizen oi' the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of tanisey and State of Minnesota, ha re inten od a new and usetul Improvement in Price- Indicators, oi which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in price indicators by which two concave pieces of metal shell of similar shape covered on their convex side withpaper upon which is printed any desirable numerical monetary figure indicating the price or an article singly or in quantity, and which paper is covered with transparent celluloid, curved slightly inward over the edge of the metalshells, are firi'nly clasped over each other, one of said metal shells being just sulii ciently larger to clasp firmly over the other in such a manner as to securely hold the smaller of the said metal shells in the larger, and thus clearly and evenly exposing the said numerical monetary figure, through the celluloid covering, to the naked eye. The combination is attachable to or placed in close proximity to articles of merchandise or any other salable article by means of a pointed metal stick pin with or without loop or base adjuster, a hook, or other attachable article protruding from the aforesaid combination and attached thereto through the center of said combination by means of a slot into which the head of said pin or hook is soldered and anchored in a metal brace containing said slot, in the center of the concave side of the metal combination. The whole interior of said combination is covered by a filler of corrugated paper for the purpose of making the combination pliable without denting it. The price indicator as described may also, without said pin or hook, be set upon an easel or any other base suited to holding in place the combination.

The object of my improvement is to provide the merchants with a more sanitary, more attractive, more durable and more economical price indicator for their salable articles.

I attain this object by the combination illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a cross section, from side to side of celluloid covered base for display of the numerical monetary figure, with stick pin and loop or base adjuster attached; Fi 2 is a section. of the celluloid covered base Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Serial No. 28,078.

from front to back, showing clasp'ing of two metal shells, celluloid coating corrugated paper filler, and metal brace in center with stick pin and loop or base adjuster attached; Fig. 3 shows price indicator assembled with hook attached; Fig. 4. shows price indicator assembled with plain metal stick pin attached; Fig. 5 shows price indicator assembled with easel attachment; Fig. 6 shows plan of attachment of price indicator to easel, downward.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The concave pieces of metal shell a are covered with the paper upon which printed the numerical monetary figure, which paper 9 is held attached to and against the pieces of metal shell. (1 by the transparent celluloid coating Z), curved slightly inward over the edges of the metal shells a, and the combination clasped Se' cureiy together over the corrugated paper filler 0 within which is confined, in the center of the combination and extending from one end thereof to the other in the concave side 01"- the combination the metal brace or anchor (Z, edged to fit snugly against, and at equal distances from the top and bottom of, the inner walls of the pieces of metal shell a, containing at the top or bottom of its center, the slot 6 into which is immovably soldered the head of the metal stick pin 7' or hook i extending through the center oi? the combination through a snugly fitting opening from which it protrudes for the purposes of attachment to salable articles, to which in case the stick pin is used, it is ad justed in a sanitary and ornamental manner by means of loop or base adjuster 7a.

For the purposes of firmer attachment to salable articles, or for greater ornamental effect, the combination may also have two slots 6 and two plain or adjustable metal stick pins f, fastened and extending in the manner herein described at practical distances from each other and from the center of the combination outward.

The whole combination may be attached in like manner to pillar j of base of easel h, which pillar j may be bent so as to bring the face of the combination directly over the center of the base It.

This invention differs from other price indicators in that it is usable for the same purpose in the front and in the back thereof, having both sides of the metal. shell.

covered with transparent celluloid, and doubling the practicability of said invention; that the pin, hook,- easel or other at-- tachment is more firmly fastened in that it is soldered firmly upon a strip of metal fitting tightly within the two shells, and by reason of the soldered part of said pin being Within the two shells, is therefore more attractive and less likely to become dislocated.

I claim:

1. A price indicating device comprising: a' pair of display members having rearwardly turned edges, one of said members being fitted closely within the rearwardly turned edge of the other member to form an inconspicuous joint between said members, and cushioning means interposed between said members to yieldingly resist movement of said members toward each other.

2. A price indicating device comprising: a pair of display members formed of sheet material and having rearwardly turned edges, said members being joined with their rear surfaces toward each other and with one of said members fitted closely Within the rearwardly turned edge of the other member, resilient cushioning means interposed between said members to yieldingly resist inward movement of said members, and means for supporting the device in any desired position. a

3. A price indicating device comprising: a pair of display members formed of sheet material and having rearwardly turned edges, said members being joined with their rear surfaces toward each other and with one of said members fitted closely within the rearwardly turned edge of the other member, a pin mounted between said mem bers and projecting radially therefrom, a plate attached to said pin and extending transversely thereto and engaging the rearwardly turned edge of one of said members to hold said pin in its radially extending position, and cushioning means between said plate and said display members.

Witnesses HENRY B. LEWIS, ANNA MICKO.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. Y

JOHN A. LET ERT, 

